Jakub Gorajek cinegeek · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to go
40.712775, -74.005973
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Good to know
Title
Ghostbusters (1984)
On screen
The library
In real life
New York Public Library
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
60 minutes
Confidence
Probable
New York Public Library today
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Zoltan Kovacs kovacsz1 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Alice Donovan Rouse alicekat · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.
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Where exactly did Ghostbusters film at New York Public Library?
At 40.712775, -74.005973. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit New York Public Library?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 60 minutes.
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